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ArticleCureus2025

Breathing New Life: Nursing Perspectives on Overcoming Lung Transplantation Challenges.

Devanshi Chowdhary, Suman Dubas, Ritu Rani, Vanita Kumari

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Devanshi ChowdharyNursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND.
Suman DubasNursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, New Delhi, IND.
Ritu RaniNursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND.
Vanita KumariNursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND.

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Abstract

Bronchiectasis is a complex airway disease marked by permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes, leading to chronic respiratory symptoms, repeated lung infections, progressive lung function decline, and ultimately, chronic illness and premature death. Lung transplantation is an established treatment for various end-stage lung diseases. However, the process of lung transplantation presents significant challenges, often due to the patient's already weakened health, frequent infections, and prolonged treatment requirements. This report presents the first documented case of lung transplantation at a major public sector hospital in northern India, in a patient with symptomatic cystic bronchiectasis and recurrent hospitalizations since the age of 12. We explore the range of nursing and medical challenges encountered during the patient's hospital stay and the measures taken to achieve a successful transplant despite these obstacles.

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broncheictasisbronchiectasisinfectionlunglung transplanttransplantventilation

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PMID40486420
PMCPMC12143860

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